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GTC #35 SOLVED: Voisin Biscooter
« on: September 14, 2008, 01:30:09 AM »
Seen this one before? Post if you have...

1 point for the correct answer.

Good luck!
« Last Edit: April 18, 2015, 03:07:36 AM by DHoffmann »
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Re: GTC #35
« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2008, 03:01:58 PM »
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Re: GTC #35
« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2008, 04:05:31 PM »
I'd say the Voisin Biscooter 125cm3 two-seater, and I checked: amazingly, this is the first time someone chooses it for a puzzle.
« Last Edit: September 20, 2008, 04:11:25 PM by Ray B. »
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Re: GTC #35
« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2008, 09:49:32 PM »
Quote from: Ray B. on September 20, 2008, 04:05:31 PM
I'd say the Voisin Biscooter 125cm3 two-seater, and I checked: amazingly, this is the first time someone chooses it for a puzzle.
Indeed it is, I was surprised too. I hoped that a self taken image from a magazine would throw people off but nope.  ;D
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Re: GTC #35 SOLVED: Voisin Biscooter
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2009, 09:14:40 PM »
I'm pretty sure it's spelled "Biscuter."
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Re: GTC #35
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2009, 04:01:51 AM »
Quote from: Ray B. on September 20, 2008, 04:05:31 PM
I'd say the Voisin Biscooter 125cm3 two-seater, and I checked: amazingly, this is the first time someone chooses it for a puzzle.

Interesting phenomenon, that. From time to time, I've decided to not post a certain car, because I'm sure it's already been puzzle fodder, only to learn it was either on another forum, or looked familiar because I had found and saved a picture in the past that I never got around to posting.
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Re: GTC #35 SOLVED: Voisin Biscooter
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2009, 04:56:23 AM »
Quote from: ftg3plus4 on March 17, 2009, 09:14:40 PM
I'm pretty sure it's spelled "Biscuter."
For a moment you had me doubting, but no. The Biscuter was the spanish Autonacional model produced 1954-58 (picture below).
This one is the 125 version showed at the 1950 french Salon du Cycle et de la Moto. Scoter is "correct" french spelling, as scuter is the spanish spelling.
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Re: GTC #35 SOLVED: Voisin Biscooter
« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2009, 08:34:45 AM »
Oh... I thought this was the same car as the Biscuter. I didn't know there was both a Biscuter and a Biscooter. That's just downright confusing!
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Re: GTC #35 SOLVED: Voisin Biscooter
« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2009, 09:29:24 AM »
No, this basically the same car. The Biscooter just predates the Biscuter.
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Re: GTC #35 SOLVED: Voisin Biscooter
« Reply #9 on: March 18, 2009, 11:31:48 AM »
Quote from: Ray B. on March 18, 2009, 09:29:24 AM
No, this basically the same car. The Biscooter just predates the Biscuter.

Precedes it in the automotive lexicon, too.   :D
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Re: GTC #35 SOLVED: Voisin Biscooter
« Reply #10 on: March 18, 2009, 12:38:10 PM »
So they went from a name that evokes "scooter" to one that evokes "biscuit."
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Re: GTC #35 SOLVED: Voisin Biscooter
« Reply #11 on: March 18, 2009, 01:12:10 PM »
Quote from: ftg3plus4 on March 18, 2009, 12:38:10 PM
So they went from a name that evokes "scooter" to one that evokes "biscuit."

Yes, because they went from France to Spain :)

I agree, I also always think about biscuit when I see the name Biscúter. One of the books I have even desribes it as Biscuiter :D
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Re: GTC #35 SOLVED: Voisin Biscooter
« Reply #12 on: March 25, 2013, 10:24:47 AM »
Two leaflets:
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Re: GTC #35 SOLVED: Voisin Biscooter
« Reply #13 on: April 07, 2018, 06:17:05 PM »
A 1950 technical drawing with a slightly different front design:
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